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UK VC funding Surges 16.3% To $16.6 Billion In 2024 Despite Fewer Deals, Reveals GlobalData

Date 30/01/2025

The UK’s venture capital (VC) market experienced a decline in the number of deals announced in 2024, with 1,209 deals compared to 1,289 in 2023. Despite this, the total funding value rose by 16.3%, reaching $16.6 billion. This shift reflects a growing trend among VC firms to prioritize high-value investments in fewer, more promising startups, according to GlobalData a leading data and analytics company.

Euroclear Enters Into 7-Year Strategic Partnership With Microsoft Harnessing Cloud, Data And AI

Date 30/01/2025

• Strategic partnership to accelerate Euroclear's vision to create an open digital and data platform driving greater efficiency for all capital markets participants 
• Cooperation to transform Euroclear's technology infrastructure with Microsoft's cloud solutions 
• Co-development of industry-leading, innovative solutions unlocking the wealth of data of Euroclear's ecosystem

Sterling Trading Tech Builds Its Business Development - Industry Expert Chris Contrino Hired

Date 30/01/2025

Sterling Trading Tech (Sterling), a leading global provider of technology in order management, risk & margin, and trading platforms, today announced that industry technology sales professional Chris Contrino has joined the firm. Sterling has a robust business development team in place and Contrino brings substantial expertise that will be additive in achieving growth projections.

Delivering A Step-Change In Superannuation - Joint Keynote Speech By ASIC Commissioner Simone Constant At The Conexus Financial Super Chair Forum In Sorrento, VIC On 30 January 2025.

Date 30/01/2025

Key points

• ASIC’s goal this year is to see through a step-change in super. Superannuation trustees – as stewards and service providers – will be pivotal to driving this step change.
• Our priorities in superannuation remain unchanged from last year because more change is needed. What was important and strategic for us then continues to be so this year, too.
• In 2025, we will continue to ensure trustees are transparent, accountable, and consistently meet the expectations of their members – their customers.

ASX Appoints Chief Risk Officer

Date 30/01/2025

ASX announces the appointment of Dirk McLiesh as its Chief Risk Officer, effective Monday 3rd March.    Mr McLiesh is an accomplished listed-company executive with more than 25 years’ experience in risk management leadership positions within the financial services industry in Australia and New Zealand. He brings deep expertise in both financial and non-financial risk, including a strong track record in delivering risk culture change and regulatory engagement programs.  

Japan Exchange Group: Publication Of Report From Independent Directors' Investigation Committee

Date 30/01/2025

As announced in "Establishment of Independent Directors' Investigation Committee" released on October 29, 2024, in light of the fact that an employee of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX), was under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) on suspicion of violation of insider trading regulations, JPX established an Independent Directors' Investigation Committee on September 27 to investigate the cause of the incident and enhance the effectiveness of recurrence prevention measures based on the findings. The Committee has been evaluating JPX’s employee education and training systems, business processes, and information management systems, among other things, and verifying JPX’s recurrence prevention measures in relation to this incident. JPX has today received the Committee's Investigation Report.

ASIC Acts To Protect Small Business - Q2 FY25 Update

Date 30/01/2025

Small businesses employ approximately half of the private sector workforce and contribute more than $500 billion to the Australian economy each year. They are essential for Australia’s prosperity. 

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. And Consolidated Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Results For The Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024 (Based On IFRS), Unaudited

Date 30/01/2025

During the consolidated cumulative third quarter (from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024), JPX Group recorded operating revenue of ¥121,591 million (increased 8.9% from the same period of the previous fiscal year (i.e., year on year)), and operating expenses were ¥53,128 million (increased 3.3% year on year). As a result, JPX Group recorded operating income of ¥69,441 million (increased 5.1% year on year) and income before income tax of ¥69,510 million (increased 5.3% year on year).

ASIC Calls Out Superannuation Trustees For Weak Scam And Fraud Practices

Date 30/01/2025

ASIC has written to superannuation trustees urging them to strengthen anti-scam practices, or risk exposing members to harm.

Japan Exchange Group: Submission Of Report In Response To Reporting Order From Japan Financial Services Agency And Clarification Of Locus Of Responsibility

Date 30/01/2025

On December 23, 2024, Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and its subsidiary Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) received a reporting order from the Financial Services Agency (FSA) based on Articles 106-27 and 151 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act concerning the case announced on the same day in "Formal Accusation of JPX Group Former Employee by Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission" involving a violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (information transmission) by a former employee. Today, JPX and TSE have submitted the report in response to said order to the FSA. Furthermore, JPX and TSE take the occurrence of this incident and the reporting order from the FSA with the utmost seriousness and have clarified the locus of responsibility for the incident as described below.